Sheriff: Hudson Falls man drove drunk, without a license

A Hudson Falls man is accused of driving while intoxicated.

Rene G. Blanchette, 45, was stopped on Bay Road in Queensbury on March 26 around 8:20 p.m. for traffic violations, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office.

Blanchette was charged with DWI. It was upgraded to a felony because he has a previous conviction. He was also charged with aggravated unlicensed operation, according to investigators.

Blanchette refused to provide a breath test, police said.

He was held in police lockup, pending arraignment in Warren County Centralized Arraignment Court.